Search results for ‘WikiLeaks’
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Chelsea Manning interview on Trump, running for office, and prison life
US intelligence analyst, whistleblower, transgender activist and Democratic hopeful. At the age of just 30, Chelsea Manning has led many lives.
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Is Iran really ‘the world’s leading state sponsor of terror’?
President Trump has claimed that Iran is the world’s “leading state sponsor of terror”. But is that fair? Before he became president, Trump said the “world’s biggest funder of terrorism” was Saudi Arabia – not Iran. So is his latest claim is just political rhetoric?
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Why the conspiracy theories about George Soros don’t stack up
You might remember him as “the man who broke the Bank of England”, but George Soros is also at the centre of dozens of conspiracy theories. Here’s why they don’t stack up.
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FactCheck: has the media ignored good news about Jeremy Corbyn?
It seems from our archive searches that the media generally pays little attention to the Sean MacBride Peace Prize.
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FactCheck Q&A: Is Saudi Arabia funding ISIS?
The Wikileaks files suggest there have been western efforts to “bring pressure” on Saudi Arabia to end its support for ISIS.
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Assange hails ‘important victory’ after charges dropped
Pale but defiant, Julian Assange stepped into the daylight on the balcony of the Ecuadorean embassy in London and declared an “important victory”. This was after Sweden dropped its seven-year investigation into sex offence allegations. The Wikileaks founder said his legal battle wasn’t over, warning “the proper war is just commencing”. He’s still holed up…
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Julian Assange to remain at Ecuadorian embassy
He promised to hand himself in if Chelsea Manning was released. But despite President Obama’s surprise announcement, lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange say at the moment he’s going nowhere.
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Russian hackers ‘linked’ to Democrat stolen emails
Channel 4 News has seen evidence which appears to link Russian hackers with one of the main websites used to leak emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee.
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Shaker Aamer, the last Briton in Guantanamo Bay, is released
The last British resident at Guantanamo Bay has been released today after 13 years at the US military prison in Cuba.
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Jamal Al-Harith: Guantanamo detainee flees to Syria
A British terror suspect released from Guantanamo Bay after lobbying by the British Government is with the so-called Islamic State in Syria, Channel 4 News can reveal.
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David Cameron challenged over Saudi Arabian teenager
The Prime Minister indicated that he would try and personally intervene with Saudi Arabian authorities in the case of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr who has been sentenced to death.
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Julian Assange to remain in Ecuadorean embassy until 2020?
Time runs out for Swedish prosecutors to investigate some of the allegations against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. But he is not expected to leave the Ecuadorean embassy any time soon.
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France rejects asylum plea from Julian Assange
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has had his request for asylum in France rejected according to President Francois Hollande’s office.
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Trident ‘whistleblower’ William McNeilly detained
The Royal Navy submariner who published a dossier of alleged security failings of the Trident nuclear programme has been “apprehended” by Royal Navy Police.
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Assange will face Swedish prosecutors inside embassy
Swedish prosecutors say they will question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over sexual assault allegations inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.